Window guard



July 6 1926. 1,591,078

E. O. BIDDLE WINDOW RD Filed Nov. 6. 1922 A /VEX invention relates toa'wiii theldevicef Patented Jilly 1 926l I EARL 0513113131. 015 wroiv meg onio. Y j Y wmnow G UAItD as istan s somber 6, 192a ser i 35.599 3 1;

dow whereby access to theiinterior of a buildns r hr j t pro este W w iwthe lower sash thereofis raised is prevented;v

. The present invention. has for its I obj ectthe provision of asirnp1e, inexpensive and -convenient w ndow guard of the character abovementioned. a

provide a windowgua'rdof the nature inen;

and accessible.

A: fur er o e t s h ven i n lr provlde' n a W1I1dOW guard a frameworkcomposed principally of -protectingbarasaid bars being findividuallysecured to the windew; structure; whereby the entire", traineworkis moresecurely affixed and the loosen-1 ingiof the fastenlngs of one or morebars. y, the protectivefnature. of

does a not destr Further'objectsof the invention will apther eofl I I Inthe drawings of. window provided witha' guard c011- ,QFigureQ. is'aperspectiyeof a p ortionl of th'ejguarcl frainework; I v

Figure 3 is sid I'I 'e levati protectiveibars; I l- ,jFigures 4, 5"and6are perspective Views A ofgthe arious attaching and securingmeln-'Inthedrawing's the numeral 1 indicates theinnerhsillrof a window; belowwhich is tlief'uSuaI'apronj The, lower and upper; window sashes areindicated the numerals 1 'e'w window gu pally "of protective'bars 5which may be of cast metal or other suitable construction.

Each'oi'lsaid bars has an intermediate sub-'stahtially,horizontalsection 6 adapted to n stbn he suria ceof the.windo w sill; from grooves ,9, .lthe ;,lower, ends of l'which' arewidened and open on the innerriedge of .the, barfasshownat 1Q. The upperendsfloi the" A, further object or the invention: ist'o;

pear from the following detailed description I not oneof on 1 511 i pltes; a sp de wi v 9:1 turned; fingers'21.f The fin-gers 2l are ar j Vrangedjto; engage andslidev in the groo'vesQf I of the' bars and tosecure the bars 'inyerticalj V f a position whenlthe lowerv sash isfraisedasg 9 raised position the P screws used in. attach f v- I V ing'plates 15 andlS'are protectedagainst H ard' consists iprincigroovesterminate below the upperends of;

with a; notchil.

- The protective bars above described are;

BIO WW securedto thefwindow frame and sashloy 1' means 'oi attachingmembers shown-in Fig}- ures 4, 5 and 6 respectively. v

Secured to theapron. 2} of the window,

frameare brackets '12, onehbeing proi ided for ieach of theb ars5i Saidbrackets are preferably of rectangular metal construction and have screwholes 13inftheirf at -f taching sides, the other sides being proyidedvQ1 their lower edges with notches 114'QFEThe',

crooks'8 of the bars; areiinserted'thru the v central openings in'thebrackets, and said" cro'oks restin the notchesl when the bars are inpositionas shown in Figural; when in'such position the headsofthezattaching screwsare protected so thatthe brackets' i cannot beremoved. On a the up erQsur fade-9f h 113 P t s l5'a1e provided, one,i'or'each bar, said plates being attachedby r meansofl screws thruperforations 16.1 The,

' plates 7 have upwardly extending side flanges 1 '17 adapted toabutagainst the sides ofthe bars above thenotches .11, saidfnotches en-Mounted on the lower bar of the lower wink I I I I I gagingioverthe'niiddle portionsofthe'plates. structed in accordance with thisinvention jdowsash 3 are plates 18', one being provided fore'ach of thebars *Theplatesl8 are 7 securedby means offiscrews thru perfo'ra flanges20 which terminate" in inwardly shown in-Figure ,.1. .When thehats varein access thereby,- Crossbars-22 inany suit, i

into a composite franiework.

means of screws, for assembling bars; 5 To attach 'a wi'nd'ow guardasaboiiejd e scribed, .thef'window frame.and-lowerjjsash v v i areprovided:with brackets12 and plates and 18. secured to f the various.structures. as,

I able numberfrna'y b esecured to the barsfi by i I i 190 abovef'setjforth. Individual :bars'j5, or compo'siteflframework' composed ofsuchabarsf f the guard the lower sash is closed and the barsare'jraised, individually oras a frame when assembled with bars22, sothat the horizontal sections 6 rest on the sill, the

notches 11 engaging ove1 -thei plates l5 etween the flanges 17 The openportions 10 of the grooves 9 permit the lower POIiZlODSV of the bars toenter between thefingers 21 of the plates 18. When the lowersash'israised, the fingers2l engage in the grooves 9 thus secmr ing the. guardbars in vert cal position 'so asto protectthe open portion of thewindow. The 'up'per ends of the groovesf9 are closed and thus preventthe 'removal'of thefingers 21 by further raising "the sash; thus thebars cannot again be lowered until the lower sash is closed and-there vfore this'operation can be accomplished only by a person inside-theroom;

" It will thus be seen that in the -constru'c-' ,tionabove described Ihave provideda simple, inexpensive and effective window guard composedof protective bars each of which is individually fsecured'to'th'e windowframe 7 and sash, It will further be seen that when infusethe structureis held rigidly in position. to protect'the open portion of a win dew,and tlrattolower the same the operator must/be ins'ide'the room. Whenl'owered the guard will rest unobtrusively against the inner wall'belowthe window, and may f be readily removed entirely-when desiredc-merelyghy lifting-the samegout of the bracketslj-EZ. V V.

Having'thus fnlly described lny 'inventi-on what I claim 'as newand'desire to secure b'y c Letters Patentfis:- Y

1. In a window guard, a protective bar, said 'b ar having a benthorizontal section arranged-to rest on theinner sill of a window, meansfor securing th-e lower-end of said bar below said sill, and meanswhereby the up perportion of the-bar isarranged to interlock slidablywith a sashof said window,

21 1a a window guard, a'fprotective bar,

said bar having hent horizontal section arranged to rest on the innersill of a window, meansior hi'ngedly securing'the lower end of said barbelow 'sald s1ll,' and means,

wherebythe' upper portion. of the bar is'arranged to have interlockingslidable engage- V ment a sash ofsaid window, saidrneans being arrangedalso to disengage when'said V sash is closed. '7

3. In a window guard, protective bar,

said barhaving a bent 'horizontal seotionan' ranged torest on the innersill of a window,

means for hingedly and detachably securing V V the lower end of said barbelow said sill, and

means whereby the upper portion of the bar is arranged to haveinterlocking slidable engagement withasash of said window, said 7n'eansdoeing arranged 150 to, disengage when said sash is closed. 4.111a window guard, a protective bar,

said bar having a bent horizontal section with asash of saidwindow,said'means'being arranged also, to disengage when, said sash is closed.V 7' 5. In a window guard, a protective bar, said har having a sectionarranged to *rest on the inner sill of a window 'andibeing pro videdwith grooves on its lateral faces i ahove said sill section, the lower,portions of said grooves be1ng open towardjthe sash ofsaid window, meansfor hingedly securing the lo'wer'end of said bar "below said sill,;andmeans on the sash adapted when the bar is moved on its hinged'mountinginto protect-f ing position to 'engage' in said grooves when the barinsaid the sash is opened to secure posltion.

6. A window guard comprising a plurality of protective bars, each ofsaid bars having a bentliorizontal section arranged to rest on the innersill of a window, me'ans "for'hingedly -securingthe lower ends of saidbars belowsaid sill, means whereby the upper portions of the bars arearranged tohave interlocking slidable engagementwith' a sash V of saldwlndow,sa1d ,means being arranged also to disengage when said sash isclosed,

and cross-bars secured to said protective bars. V

7. A window guard compr sing .a plu-' raflity of protective bars, eachof said 'bars having a bent horizontalsection arranged to rest on theinner sill of a window, means for hingedly' and detachably securing thelower' ends of said bars belowsaid vsill, means whereby :the upperportions of'theba-rs are arranged to have interlocking slidableiengagement with a'sash ofsaidwindow, said means being arranged also todisengagewhen said sash is closed, and crossbl fs secured to saidprotective bars.

rality of protective bars, each of jsaidbars 8. A window guardjconprising f'afplu. I

having abent horizontal section arranged to rest on the inner sill of awindow, means for hingedly securing the lowerends of said bars belowsaid sill,,means on said sill arranged c to interlock with the sectionof each ofithe bars resting thereon,means'whereby .the upper portions ofthe bars are arranged to have interlocking slidable engagement with asash of said window, said means'being arranged also to disengage whensaid sash is closed, and cross-bars secured to said protecting barsQ V nso:

9'. A window guard comprising -a plurality of protective bars, eachof'said bars having a section arranged to rest on the inner sill of awindow and being provided 1 with grooves on its lateral faces above saldsill section, the loweiflportions of .said

grooves being 'opengteward the sash ofsaid Window, means for hingedlysecuring the lower-ends of said bars below said sill, and 3 means on thesash adapted when the bars are moved on their hinged Ineunting'inte'pro-n V tecting position to engage in the groeves of said bar'swhen the sash is; opened to secure 10.

the bars in said position, and cross-bars seeu 'ed t0 said pr oteetingbars.

' EARL O. :BIDDLE.

